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By PS3 News PS3NEWSCOM 17408 Today GamesOnSmash.com (linked above) managed to get their hands on Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for Sony's PlayStation 3 console and have confirmed that the title does not require any PS3 HDD installation. However, they do report that upon receiving the game users will be prompted to do...

By Owen Good The old dog-ate-my-controller excuse got a guy out of a 5,000 Microsoft Point purchase, plus Gamertag immortality for the scape-pooch, in the No. 1 story of a news-packed week delivered by your humble editors. Features I Clothe Gamers Using Trophies to Deliver Big Game

By theownagepoint The PS3 uses a format disk called Blu-ray ROM. It reads faster than the one on the Xbox 360. These disks also have the most capacity and can hold up to 50GB each. The Xbox 360 uses a format disk called DVD-ROM. These disks can hold up to 15GB each.

A new trailer for James Cameron's Avatar: The Game arrived today. It showcases the alien world of Pandora and its colorful, yet aggressive denizens, the Na'vi. Players face them as RDA Corporation Soldiers and giant armored mechs in fights ranging through the jungles. Alien panther-like...

By Brian Warmoth Michael continues to be the only one who believes that this is gonna happen," Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Amie told Gametrailers TV. "I don't know how forcefully we can say there is no Wii HD." Are you surprised to here Nintendo deny plans for a Wii HD? Do you think the console needs HD g...

By Luke Plunkett This weeks PAL PlayStation Store update is a small one, but despite dire warnings on the European PlayStation site, things aren't as bad as you'd think. PSP STORE PSone Classic Party Time with Winnie the Pooh Videos Metal Gear Solid Peacewalker Trailer Thexder Neo Trailer

By PS3 News PS3NEWSCOM 17380 The update adds a voice chat feature into the Japanese version, as well as collectable PlayStation Home rewards including a White Knight costume and a White Knight statue. The other big feature is collectable PlayStation Home rewards. By playing White Knight Chronicles you can get at lea...

Lately, Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 has made itself into a small hotbed of controversy the likes of which might make even Take Two a little jealous. First was one particular mission, which turned out to be optional, and then there was the infamous "Fight Against Grenade Spamming" vid...

By Mike Fahey Even once I maxed out the graphic settings in the game, the frame rate was still extremely smooth compared to the PlayStation 3 version, and large battles came to life in a whole new way, with a clarity the console version definitely lacked.

By RawmeatCowboy BURBANK, Calif. – November 3, 2009 – Get ready to build a band and rock the universe with LEGO® Rock Band™, the multiplayer music videogame that will have the entire family drumming, strumming and rocking to the beat. Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games, a part...

Developer Gearbox has rolled out a pair of updates for Borderlands, bringing a number of bug fixes and tweaks to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. On its official forums, the company vowed that it is "continuing work on support updates for all platforms, and will deploy fixes for eve...

By Gus Mastrapa DJ Hero, the new music game from Activision for the Xbox 360 (reviewed), PlayStation 3, Wii and PlayStation 2, has no such qualms. The game isn’t about slavish devotion to original recordings. It’s about the power of the DJ to transform. See Also:

By Ross Miller Netflix coming next month to PlayStation 3 Turns out a disc will be required for streaming, and that's the only solution available until a PS3 software update sometime in late 2010.Palm Pixi on sale November 15 exclusively at Sprint for $100 on contract Other news of import

By Tim Conneally Finally, Sony's PlayStation 3 home video game console and Blu-ray player will be receiving Netflix Instant streaming, a feature which has appeared on a number of other pieces of hardware, including rival console Xbox 360 and connected Blu-ray players from manufacturers such as Samsu...

By xDeathReaperx_2 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation® and PS one® game consoles, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, the ground-breaking PlayStation®3 (PS3™) com...

By MattG We really went all out for this week's episode of Kombo Breaker and invited three guests to come on for various discussions across three segments.  First up, Brad and I are joined by analyst Scott Steinberg to discuss the September NPD sales numbers, marvel at the Sony PlayStation 3's dyna...

By Starlight PS3NEWSCOM 17176 Today EA Sports have made available the FIFA 10 PS3 patch update on Sony's PlayStation Network, which is evident when you load the game. Feedback:Players disconnected too frequently in the development teams opinion, from the PlayStation Network when playing online with a profile with...

By Stephen Totilo Since the Ratchet & Clank series launched just back in 2002, Insomniac Games has developed four installments for the PlayStation 2 and three — including the new entry, A Crack In Time, officially releasing this month — for the PlayStation 3. Another development studio has created a p...

By Brian Crecente Riding high on tonight's news that the Playstation 3 was the top selling home console in September according to NPD, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment of America says they've only just begun. Nearly half a million people purchased Playstation 3s in September, according to NPD figu...

By James Hyde It’s been a while Katamari took Japan by storm, and subsequently created a gaming sub-culture all over the world, persistently rolling katamaris everywhere. Katamari is now out for the first time on the PlayStation 3, with new visuals (full 1080p support), and a remixed soundtrack of th...

By Michael McWhertor Katamari Forever was developed and published by Namco Bandai for the PlayStation 3, released on September 22 in North America. Retails for $49.99 USD. A copy of the game was given to us by the publisher for reviewing purposes. Played through all levels, tested co-op and versus modes.

By RawmeatCowboy FIFA 10 has launched to widespread critical acclaim. It is presently the highest rated sports videogame ever* on PLAYSTATION®3 and Xbox 360® with review scores of 92 and 91, respectively. FIFA 10 will be in stores throughout North America on October 20, 2009.

By MattG A storm is on us this week on Kombo Breaker as Brad, Joey, and I spend thirty-four minutes with producer Petro Piaseckyj of Sony Consumer Entertainment talking about next year's Sony PlayStation 3 interactive drama adventure coming from developer Quantic Dream, Heavy Rain.  Four chara...

When it was first announced alongside the PlayStation Portable, Gran Turismo 4 Mobile was a statement of intent. PSP, the videos argued, would be the only handheld for which you could buy games that look and feel like the ones you buy for the home. The intervening five years, however, which h...

By Takavach PS3NEWSCOM 16238 Sony's Director of PlayStation Network Operations [b]Eric Lempel[/b] has announced that PlayStation 3 Firmware update 3.01 is now available (not a mandatory update) and fixes the [url=http://www.ps3news.com/PlayStation-3/update-on-ps3-firmware-3-00-sony-aware-of-issues...

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What's New, iPlayer, Friends overhaul. Sony has updated PlayStation 3's firmware to version 3.0. The bumper update - supposedly the last big one of the year - promises dynamic themes, avatars, a "What's New" panel, a redesigned status indicator and a Friends list overhaul.

By Trent Wolbe 00:01:15 - Sony unveils slimmer PS3: $300, lands in September (updated!) 00:26:42 - Sony announces PS3 firmware 3.0, European PlayStation Video Store, Digital Reader comics viewer 00:27:10 - Sony announces 'snackable' 100MB Minis for PSN Store

By Mike Fahey Update: Firmware 3.0 will be released on September 1st, according to Sony's PS3 Slim press release. For a full list of updates, check out the PlayStation Blog, and watch the video below to see some of the new features coming in firmware 3.0.

By PS3 News PS3NEWSCOM 13468 In perhaps one of the most brief PlayStation Blog posts, PlayStation Network Operations Director [b]Eric Lempel[/b] stated the following today: A new PSP firmware update, v5.51, will be released soon. System software stability during use of some features has been improved.

By Chris Baker What’s up, True Believers? My name is Chris Baker. If you used to check out the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (ca. 2000-2004), this probably isn’t the first time we’ve met. And if you were a regular reader, you might even remember that I was the one always writing about Marvel games. Well, no...

Veronica Belmont shows you how to get the most out of your new Sony PlayStation 3, including how to watch flash videos and use a Bluetooth headset. it.truveo.com

By Trent Wolbe We're sticking with our format of taking live comments from the Ustream chat at the end of each topic. Big news on the HTPC front this week, as a way to get CableCARDs working with non-OEM supplied systems was unveiled and we even went through the process of getting the job done. If DIY HTPC tech...

By Chris Hinojosa-Miranda Now, be honest…wouldn’t you want to dress up your Home avatar with these fine threads? If so, be sure to head to the Home Mall since they will be flying off those virtual shelves. You know you will look good…in fact, tell us which shirt you think is the best. Maybe we’ll make an actual real-life o...

By Peter Ha Version 2 of the FragFX controller comes bundled as a mouse and grip controller combo that connects via USB to your PlayStation 3. At six feet, the cable is long enough that you should be able to game from your couch comfortably. They even throw in a hard plastic mouse pad with a neoprene-like s...

By Gino D. Well, get a load of this! The latest firmware for the PSP will be going live tomorrow! Looks like Dark AleX might be pushed into creating a custom firmware for this because the PSP FW v5.50 system update has got some huge features packed into it: creating and viewing folders on the XMB, the add...

By PS3 News PS3NEWSCOM 12280 Today [b]motherh666[/b] of the official PlayStation boards (linked above) has shared Guerrilla Games Producer [b]Seb Downie[/b]'s Killzone 2 PS3 Patch 1.24 (57MB) details as follows: On April 22nd at 8AM GMT, Guerrilla Games will release the next game update to their hit First Person...

By takavach PS3NEWSCOM 12168 Xbox 360 has been more successful than PlayStation 3 in the last 2 years, dominating in both hardware and software sales... but 2009 has been dry for Xbox 360. DFC estimates that the videogame market will swell to $47 billion, a 42 percent increase over the $33 billion generated by the industry...

By Starlight Ever since the PlayStation 3 got out on the market there have been different comparisons of the two systems. Well, there is nothing wrong with them, but now, graphically, with upcoming titles like Killzone 2 and even Uncharted 2, the Xbox 360 console has nothing to compare with to the PS3.

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By Matthew Scarpino One of the most exciting aspects of the PlayStation 3 is that it allows users to install an alternative operating system. You can't overwrite Sony's GameOS or access privileged resources, but you can run your own applications on the new Cell Broadband Engine processor -- called the "CBE p...

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By rss@youtube.com (marcinpsx3) Explore the wonderful world of the Original Black PlayStation Net Yaroze Hobbyist Development System. Information on the DIY Net Yaroze add-on for the PlayStation console, which allowed you to create your own games using Sony's custom homebrew toolset.

By PS3 News Dark_AleX has released several PlayStation Portable updates today as follows: Download: PSP 5.00 M33-2 / PSP 5.00 M33-2 [Mirror] / 5.00 M33-2 Popsloader / 5.00 M33-2 Popsloader [Mirror] / PSP 5.00 M33-3 / PSP 5.00 M33-3 [Mirror] Changelogs: 5.00 M33-2:

By Alexander Sliwinski We've contacted Sony to find out if the North America version will also be delayed and will update as soon as we hear back. A statement from SCEE about the European delay is expected shortly. Source - very urgent about little big planet [PlayStation Forums]

By Alexander Sliwinski For those with the time and ambition, the PlayStation Blog has posted a how-to guide on making themes for the PS3 XMB. Written by Noel Silvia, a graphic artist on the PSN team, the guide explains everything that users need. ...

By Glen D. The insanely competitive FPS arena is about to get even crazier as an icon of the genre's past makes a comeback in the seventh-generation console era. Propaganda Games is a few weeks away from letting loose dinosaur-infested Turok into the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, and PC, a...

Helios could turn Sony?s PlayStation 3 (PS3) into a business tool, after figuring out how to install its media asset management software on the console.

By Victor B. Thanks to the folks at PSP Fanboy, we got word that there was a rather comprehensive tutorial up on the Official PlayStation Boards for people to read up on. The tutorial covers the basics of installing and setting up your own local map ...

By Christopher Grant Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Podcasts, Microsoft Xbox 360With the Elite finally making its status known, the PlayStation 3 finally making its European debut, and even more exclusivity brouhaha bubbling up, we decided it was high time for another podcast! So gather around as we're...

 FL - A network update is available for the Sony PSP. Download the PSP Firmware Update 3.10 for the following updates:. - Support for PLAYSTATION Network titles ...

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